Red Sox (Crochet) vs Blue Jays (Francis): 4/29/25, 7:07pm

[Brandon Glick]

Garrett Crochet will take on Bowden Francis in an AL East clash. Time to create some distance between the haves and have nots in the division.

[mvp 78]

Blue Jays have been pretty awful. Sox need to go for a sweep here and get some early season momentum. 

[TheSplinteredSplendor]

4 minutes ago, mvp 78 said:

Blue Jays have been pretty awful. 

They're only 1 game back in the loss column behind the sox.

[mvp 78]

8 minutes ago, TheSplinteredSplendor said:

They're only 1 game back in the loss column behind the sox.

3 less wins

-27 differential

xW/L of 11-17

5-10 Away

95 Runs is third lowest in AL (tied with White Sox)

29th in HR

28th in BB%

29th in ISO

29th in HR/9 (pitchers)

 

[Nick]

The bullpen looks well rested. Slaten and Chapman available.

[TheSplinteredSplendor]

30 minutes ago, mvp 78 said:

3 less wins

 

 

2 less games played

[Jasonbay44]

LF Duran
DH Devers
3B Bregman
SS Story
RF Abreu
2B Campbell
1B Casas
CF Rafaela
C Narváez
 

[mvp 78]

57 minutes ago, TheSplinteredSplendor said:

2 less games played

2 less games played and still more losses than the Sox. 

Arguably a MUCH worse team. 

Sox 533 win % (86 win pace)

TOR 464 win % (75 win pace)

[mvp 78]

18 minutes ago, Jasonbay44 said:

LF Duran
DH Devers
3B Bregman
SS Story
RF Abreu
2B Campbell
1B Casas
CF Rafaela
C Narváez
 

Until Casas really gets going, this should be the lineup. 

[jad]

Come on, guys.  'Fewer' games. not 'less.'  Let's argue about substantive matters.

[TheSplinteredSplendor]

2 hours ago, mvp 78 said:

2 less games played and still more losses than the Sox. 

Arguably a MUCH worse team. 

Sox 533 win % (86 win pace)

TOR 464 win % (75 win pace)

Which all adds up to one game back in the loss column behind the sox.

[vegasbob]

4 hours ago, mvp 78 said:

3 less wins

-27 differential

xW/L of 11-17

5-10 Away

95 Runs is third lowest in AL (tied with White Sox)

29th in HR

28th in BB%

29th in ISO

29th in HR/9 (pitchers)

 

So , you are saying the Jays have a chance ?      The reality is that the Red Sox Ace , Mr. Crochet, a truly excellent pitcher  ( 1.95 ERA) has a W-L record  2-2, , while the team is  2 over .500 after 30 games .  Crochet has not received the support from the hitting/fielding side of the roster  . 

The Small Sample Size  in stat analyses should be over in a couple days when 20% of the season is used up.

Sox need to take 2 of 3 vs Toronto, especially Crochet's effort tonight

[vegasbob]

Duran leads off with a rocket HR on an 0-2 pitch.   Good start

[vegasbob]

With Bregman's long fly into LF stands, 66.6% of Sox hitters have homered. Devers hit his pitch hard but at the SS.

[Nick]

Story in midst of 1-26 slump.

[Nick]

Campbell leads Misner of Rays in Rookie of the Year chase, ops of .927 vs .920.

[Nick]

What's wrong with the Orioles? Losing 9-0 against the Yankees in the fourth. Ugh They did win yesterday so that's a plus.

[vegasbob]

Darn, Sox batters--- nothing but solo HR's.   Don't they know this game could be tied if  Crochet issues 3 consecutive walks and an HR ?    

Let's go back to 3 run jacks.

[vegasbob]

1 minute ago, vegasbob said:

Darn, Sox batters--- nothing but solo HR's.   Don't they know this game could be tied if  Crochet issues 3 consecutive walks and an HR ?    

Let's go back to 3 run jacks.

Thank you , Wilyer for getting the message !

[moonslav59]

How bad is BAL? They are being no hit and outscored 9-0 by the Yanks.

[moonslav59]

2 minutes ago, vegasbob said:

Thank you , Wilyer for getting the message !

The kid just can't conform.

[Nick]

We have 3 players hitting over .900 OPS, most in AL East (not counting Refsnyder)

Bregman, Abreu, Campbell

[Thunder]

19 minutes ago, moonslav59 said:

How bad is BAL? They are being no hit and outscored 9-0 by the Yanks.

I'm all for it if it means some of their bullpen arms are available in July!

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Please get Anthony a 1st baseman's glove.

[Thunder]

2 minutes ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

Please give Anthony a 1st baseman's glove.

Only if we trade Casas for Jared Jones, my favorite Pirate

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

4 minutes ago, Thunder said:

Only if we trade Casas for Jared Jones, my favorite Pirate

Definitely trade Casas while he still has some value.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

The play by play guy in the Toronto booth quoted Cora as saying that Narvaez is the best defensive c atcher in MLB. 

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

No reason to throw anything but high fastballs to Devers.

[vegasbob]

1 minute ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

No reason to throw anything but high fastballs to Devers.

True, but the ball he launched earlier sevrtal decks up may have been a little high. The one Duran hit was up too.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

22 minutes ago, vegasbob said:

True, but the ball he launched earlier sevrtal decks up may have been a little high. The one Duran hit was up too.

No, the one Devers hit was low. He can't catch up to high fastballs.